And were it not for that completely asinine court decision in the early 20th century, (or late 19th, I forget), this argument would be too absurd to even bring up, because the law would be too absurd to come up, because corporations wouldn't be able to be able to claim First Amendment rights, because they ARE NOT PEOPLE.
I run Debian on an iBook. Mirroring doesn't even work useably in Linux--the CRT is very wobbly. There was a huge dicussion about it on debian-powerpc a while back, but I wasn't technically savvy enough to understand everything.
The point is, I doubt if spanning is just around the corner, since they've been struggling just to get mirroring working.
If MS ever tries to FORCE people to save their documents only on a central server, they can kiss their market goodbye. Corporate support for that would be zero.
Rewind ten years...suppose someone said somthing like this:
If MS ever tries to FORCE people to contact them to "re-activate" their operating system whenever they make sufficient hardware changes, they can kiss their market goodbye. Consumer support for that would be zero.
It would have made perfect sense, right? Ha ha, look where we are now. Never underestimate where you can lead the foolish. It only takes time.
Just wait until they claim it's a violation of the DMCA when another company refers to "twenty"-ounce cups. (You know, putting it in Italian is a copy protection measure.)
I know that makes no sense, but it's late and I'm bitter:)
My brother's five(?) button Kensington mouse (can't remember the model name) does the same thing!! It's very irritating to be dragging an icon and have it suddenly plop down, then act as though I'd double-clicked. Strangely, my plain-vanilla Kensington two-button optical scroll mouse has absolutely no issues. I guess the more exotic you get, the more problems...
Ah, ok. One cannot be too careful when dealing with this sort of thing, but I suppose every 800-pound gorilla does sometimes actually get a muscle cramp.
The article cites no source for the information, besides the RIAA itself. Can we be sure that it actually happened, and wasn't just a way for the RIAA to make themselves look like the victim in this whole situation?
"Don't they have something better to do during the summer than hack our site?" asked the RIAA representative, who asked not to be identified. "Perhaps it at least took 10 minutes away from stealing music."
That's certainly a nice way to deflect the issue. It's like a mantra with these guys!
" On Thursday, the RIAA endorsed a bill written by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., that would authorize copyright holders to begin "blocking, diverting or otherwise impairing" peer-to-peer networks.
RIAA CEO Hilary Rosen said in a statement that Berman's bill was "an innovative approach," adding that "it makes sense to clarify existing laws to ensure that copyright owners--those who actually take the time and effort to create an artistic work--are at least able to defend their works from mass piracy."
Call me a skeptic, but that reads a whole lot more like a "Hey, those guys are bad, so side with us" thing than anything else. While I trust in the immaturity of script kiddies, I'm not convinced that this attack even happened. If it did, though...well...come on guys, this isn't helping us any.
...our rights erode away. When will enough people pick up on what's going on to actually SAY or DO something about it? Maybe you can call this a small step from yesterday (I don't), but when are we going to stop and look at how many "small steps" we've taken??
why not create an open source server that could link into their network and let anyone run one. Then you could connect to the free server and you're not wasting their resources nor should you feel guilty about not being spoon-fed their advertising.
Didn't they already do this, with the TOC servers? But, IIRC, some features are missing in these servers, like the abilities to check away messaages and transfer files.
The ironic thing is you could get a $2,500 apple powerbook, run MS Office under Virtual PC-- ie EMULATION-- and get better performance than a $4,000 Compaq running the same software off of battery...
A lot of reports seem to be of the opinion that Virtual PC is a great concept, but generally too slow for field work; because of this, I doubt that the above is true. But why would you buy a PC emulator to run Office, anyway? There's a Mac-native version for years, and even the X version has been out for a while.
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Ironically, the Titanium Powerbook has had its share of problems, too; that's a pretty thin sheet of Titanium. There are reports of hinges that actually rip (!) and cause massive repair bills (there's something about the design where the part that rips is the bigger part; lots of people are mad about that). The iBook is supposed to be more durable (polycarbonate plastic), but my latch broke after an 18-inch fall (inside a pillowcase AND a bag, no less), and would cost $500 to fix. I hear the old clamshell iBooks are indestructible, though.
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And were it not for that completely asinine court decision in the early 20th century, (or late 19th, I forget), this argument would be too absurd to even bring up, because the law would be too absurd to come up, because corporations wouldn't be able to be able to claim First Amendment rights, because they ARE NOT PEOPLE.
I run Debian on an iBook. Mirroring doesn't even work useably in Linux--the CRT is very wobbly. There was a huge dicussion about it on debian-powerpc a while back, but I wasn't technically savvy enough to understand everything.
The point is, I doubt if spanning is just around the corner, since they've been struggling just to get mirroring working.
If MS ever tries to FORCE people to save their documents only on a central server, they can kiss their market goodbye. Corporate support for that would be zero.
Rewind ten years...suppose someone said somthing like this:
If MS ever tries to FORCE people to contact them to "re-activate" their operating system whenever they make sufficient hardware changes, they can kiss their market goodbye. Consumer support for that would be zero.
It would have made perfect sense, right? Ha ha, look where we are now. Never underestimate where you can lead the foolish. It only takes time.
To a cynic, that is the perfect symbol of life :)
It does have DDR RAM. Surely that helps open the speed gap as compared to the old systems?
*Sigh*.
If you build it, they will come, but they won't necessarily know how to get in...
Probably not. Linus Torvalds, on the other hand, has a better shot at it ;)
Yes, I have already posted this in another thread, but it's certainly applicable here as well.
Or they could use email :)
Great. I can't wait until I finish my Lipton and see an ad for herbal Viagra in the bottom of the cup.
Just wait until they claim it's a violation of the DMCA when another company refers to "twenty"-ounce cups. (You know, putting it in Italian is a copy protection measure.)
:)
I know that makes no sense, but it's late and I'm bitter
My brother's five(?) button Kensington mouse (can't remember the model name) does the same thing!! It's very irritating to be dragging an icon and have it suddenly plop down, then act as though I'd double-clicked. Strangely, my plain-vanilla Kensington two-button optical scroll mouse has absolutely no issues. I guess the more exotic you get, the more problems...
Ah, ok. One cannot be too careful when dealing with this sort of thing, but I suppose every 800-pound gorilla does sometimes actually get a muscle cramp.
The article cites no source for the information, besides the RIAA itself. Can we be sure that it actually happened, and wasn't just a way for the RIAA to make themselves look like the victim in this whole situation?
"Don't they have something better to do during the summer than hack our site?" asked the RIAA representative, who asked not to be identified. "Perhaps it at least took 10 minutes away from stealing music."
That's certainly a nice way to deflect the issue. It's like a mantra with these guys!
" On Thursday, the RIAA endorsed a bill written by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., that would authorize copyright holders to begin "blocking, diverting or otherwise impairing" peer-to-peer networks.
RIAA CEO Hilary Rosen said in a statement that Berman's bill was "an innovative approach," adding that "it makes sense to clarify existing laws to ensure that copyright owners--those who actually take the time and effort to create an artistic work--are at least able to defend their works from mass piracy."
Call me a skeptic, but that reads a whole lot more like a "Hey, those guys are bad, so side with us" thing than anything else. While I trust in the immaturity of script kiddies, I'm not convinced that this attack even happened. If it did, though...well...come on guys, this isn't helping us any.
AFAICT, the bill wouldn't make it illegal to defeat DRM for your own personal use.
Don't we already have the DMCA to take care of that?
This site has a good write-up:
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...our rights erode away. When will enough people pick up on what's going on to actually SAY or DO something about it? Maybe you can call this a small step from yesterday (I don't), but when are we going to stop and look at how many "small steps" we've taken??
Do you have any links to prove this? (Not trolling; I'm genuinely interested.)
Ah, ok. Gotcha. For some reason my mind just had this blank spot regarding PC power saving functions. I'm not too familiar with PC laptops :)
why not create an open source server that could link into their network and let anyone run one. Then you could connect to the free server and you're not wasting their resources nor should you feel guilty about not being spoon-fed their advertising.
Didn't they already do this, with the TOC servers? But, IIRC, some features are missing in these servers, like the abilities to check away messaages and transfer files.
The ironic thing is you could get a $2,500 apple powerbook, run MS Office under Virtual PC-- ie EMULATION-- and get better performance than a $4,000 Compaq running the same software off of battery...
A lot of reports seem to be of the opinion that Virtual PC is a great concept, but generally too slow for field work; because of this, I doubt that the above is true. But why would you buy a PC emulator to run Office, anyway? There's a Mac-native version for years, and even the X version has been out for a while.
Ironically, the Titanium Powerbook has had its share of problems, too; that's a pretty thin sheet of Titanium. There are reports of hinges that actually rip (!) and cause massive repair bills (there's something about the design where the part that rips is the bigger part; lots of people are mad about that). The iBook is supposed to be more durable (polycarbonate plastic), but my latch broke after an 18-inch fall (inside a pillowcase AND a bag, no less), and would cost $500 to fix. I hear the old clamshell iBooks are indestructible, though.
only 3 at a time, naked and with hand and feet chained fast to your seat; nothing else in tow. that would about do it.
Couldn't you hurt someone with the chains? Or the seat?
Hey, don't get down about it. The reference was just a bit obscure, that's all. It was funny, at least to me (having read the book) :)
That's a good thought, except that the above excerpt is from his book Big Trouble, which was probably not printed in the Miani Herald :)
Perhaps the author saw the above excerpt on a web page or something, or perhaps he was trying to be funny but was just a bit too subtle...